BODACIOUS BOUNTY

“Bo has a job,” Mrs. Obama writes. “He leaves the White House every morning, walks down to the garden with Dale Haney, the White House groundskeeper, and examines the plants. Fortunately, he likes just looking at the plants, not digging them up.”

HAPPY HARVEST

“After his day at ‘work,’ he loves to cuddle,” she continues. “Sasha or Malia will be sitting on my lap, and he’ll run up and try to move them out of the way so he can sit there. He also likes to learn new tricks, because he knows we’ll reward him with a treat.”

FOUNDING FARMER

Mrs. Obama, who wanted to provide her family with healthier choices and to encourage the public to do so as well, found success with her garden, which not only feeds the Obama family but also yields enough to give to local meal centers.

COMING UP ROSES

“One of the reasons we did this picture is because we get so many letters from kids, mostly, who – they want to hear about the garden, they want to see it, and they also want to see Bo,” Mrs. Obama said.